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'''[[Religion:Christian theology|Christian theology]]''' is the study of [[Religion:Christianity|Christian]] belief and practice. Such study concentrates primarily upon the texts of the [[Religion:Old Testament|Old Testament]] and the [[Religion:New Testament|New Testament]] as well as on [[Religion:Christian tradition|Christian tradition]]. Christian theologians use biblical [[Religion:Exegesis|exegesis]], [[Philosophy:Rationality|rational]] analysis, and argument. Theology might be undertaken to help the theologian better understand Christian tenets, to make comparisons between Christianity and other traditions, to [[Religion:Christian apologetics|defend]] Christianity against objections and criticism, to facilitate reforms in the Christian church, and to assist in the [[Religion:Evangelism|propagation of Christianity]].

== Divisions of Christian theology==
There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology.  For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.

=== Sub-disciplines ===

Christian theologians may be specialists in one or more theological sub-disciplines. These sub-disciplines are often included in certain job titles such as 'Professor of x', 'Senior Lecturer in y':

* Apologetics/polemics – studying Christian theology as it compares to non-Christian [[Philosophy:World view|worldview]]s in order to defend the faith and challenge beliefs that lie in contrast with Christianity.
* [[Religion:Biblical hermeneutics|Biblical hermeneutics]] – interpretation of the [[Religion:Bible|Bible]], often with particular emphasis on the nature and constraints of contemporary interpretation. Hermeneutics takes into consideration  the culture at the time of writing, who wrote the text, who was the text written for, etc.
* [[Religion:Biblical studies|Biblical studies]] – interpretation of the Bible, often with particular emphasis on historical-critical investigation.
* [[Religion:Biblical theology|Biblical theology]] – interpretation of the Bible, often with particular emphasis on links between biblical texts and the topics of systematic or dogmatic theology.<ref name="google1">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbTzT7pv6t1lZGZxZjNtOTZfMTQxM2c4aG5qa2M1&hl=en |title=Session 1- What is theology? - Google Docs |access-date=2011-12-28}}</ref>
* [[Philosophy:Constructive theology|Constructive theology]] – generally another name for [[Religion:Systematic theology|systematic theology]]; also specifically a [[Philosophy:Postmodernism|postmodernist]] approach to systematic theology, applying (among other things) [[Social:Feminist theory|feminist theory]], [[Philosophy:Queer theory|queer theory]], [[Philosophy:Deconstruction|deconstruction]]ism, and [[Philosophy:Hermeneutics|hermeneutics]] to theological topics.
* [[Religion:Dogmatic theology|Dogmatic theology]] – studying theology (or [[Philosophy:Dogma|dogma]]) as it developed in different church denominations.
* [[Religion:Ecumenism|Ecumenical theology]] – comparing the doctrines of the diverse churches (e.g., Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, the various Protestant denominations) with the goal of promoting unity among them
* [[Religion:Exegesis|Exegesis]] – interpretation of the Bible.
* [[Religion:Historical theology|Historical theology]] – studying Christian theology via the thoughts of other Christians throughout the centuries.<ref name="google1"/>
* [[Religion:Homiletics|Homiletics]] – in theology the application of general principles of rhetoric to public preaching.
* [[Religion:Ethics in religion|Moral theology]], specifically Christian ethics – explores the [[Philosophy:Morality|moral]] and [[Philosophy:Ethics|ethical]] dimensions of the religious life
* [[Philosophy:Natural theology|Natural theology]] – the discussion of those aspects of theology that can be investigated without the help of revelation scriptures or tradition (sometimes contrasted with "positive theology").
* [[Religion:Patristics|Patristics]] or patrology—studies the teaching of [[Religion:Church Fathers|Church Fathers]], or the development of Christian ideas and practice in the period of the Church Fathers.
* [[Philosophy:Philosophical theology|Philosophical theology]] – the use of philosophical methods in developing or analyzing theological concepts.<ref name="google1"/>
* Pragmatic or [[Religion:Practical theology|practical theology]] – studying theology as it relates to everyday living and service to God, including serving as a [[Religion:Minister (Christianity)|religious minister]].
* Spiritual theology—studying theology as a means to orthopraxy; [[Religion:Religious text|scripture]] and [[Philosophy:Tradition|tradition]] are both used as guides for spiritual growth and discipline.
* [[Religion:Systematic theology|Systematic theology]] (doctrinal theology, dogmatic theology or philosophical theology)—focused on the attempt to arrange and interpret the ideas current in the religion. This is also associated with constructive theology.
* [[Religion:Theological aesthetics|Theological aesthetics]] – interdisciplinary study of [[Religion:Theology|theology]] and [[Social:Aesthetics|aesthetics]]/[[Social:The arts|the arts]].
* [[Religion:Theological hermeneutics|Theological hermeneutics]] – the study of the manner of construction of theological formulations. Related to theological methodology.

=== Major topics ===

These topics crop up repeatedly in Christian theology; composing the main recurrent 'loci' around which Christian theological discussion revolves.

* [[Religion:Bible|Bible]] – the nature and means of its [[Religion:Biblical inspiration|inspiration]], etc.; including [[Philosophy:Hermeneutics|hermeneutics]] (the development and study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts and the topic of Biblical law in Christianity)
* [[Religion:Christian eschatology|Eschatology]] – the study of the ''last things'', or [[Unsolved:Eschatology|end times]]. Covers subjects such as death and the [[Philosophy:Afterlife|afterlife]], the end of [[History:History|history]], the end of the [[Philosophy:World|world]], the [[Religion:Last Judgment|last judgment]], the nature of hope and progress, etc.
* [[Religion:Christology|Christology]] – the study of [[Biography:Jesus|Jesus]] Christ, of his nature(s), and of the relationship between his divinity and humanity;
* [[Philosophy:Divine providence|Divine providence]] – the study of sovereignty, superintendence, or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout history.
* [[Religion:Ecclesiology|Ecclesiology]] (sometimes a subsection of missiology)—the study of the Christian Church, including the [[Social:Institution|institutional structure]], [[Religion:Sacrament|sacrament]]s and practices (especially the worship of God) thereof
* [[Religion:Mariology|Mariology]] – area of theology concerned with Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ.
* [[Religion:Missiology|Missiology]] (sometimes a subsection of ecclesiology)—God's will in the world, missions, evangelism, etc.
* Pneumatology – the study of the [[Religion:Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]], sometimes also 'geist' as in Hegelianism and other philosophico-theological systems
* Protology - the study of ''first things'', such as God's [[Philosophy:Creationism|creation]] of the universe.
* [[Religion:Soteriology|Soteriology]] – the study of the nature and means of [[Religion:Salvation|salvation]]. May include [[Religion:Hamartiology|hamartiology]] (the study of [[Philosophy:Sin|sin]]), [[Philosophy:Law and Gospel|God's Law and the Gospel]] (the study of the relationship between [[Religion:Old Testament#Christian theology|the Divine Law]] and [[Religion:Divine grace|divine grace]], justification, and sanctification.)
* Theological anthropology – the study of [[Philosophy:Human nature|humanity]], especially as it relates to the divine.
* [[Religion:Theology proper|Theology proper]] – the study of [[Religion:God|God]]'s attributes, nature, and relation to the world. May include:
** [[Philosophy:Theodicy|Theodicy]] – attempts at reconciling the existence of [[Philosophy:Evil|evil]] and suffering in the world with the nature and justice of God.
** Apophatic theology – negative theology which seeks to describe God by negation (e.g., [[Religion:Immutability (theology)|immutable]], [[Religion:Impassibility|impassible]] ). It is the discussion of what God is ''not'', or the investigation of how language about God breaks down. Apophatic theology often is contrasted with "[[Religion:Cataphatic theology|Cataphatic theology]]".

==== A traditional pattern ====

In many Christian seminaries, the four Great Departments of Theology are:

# [[Religion:Exegesis|Exegetical theology]]
# [[Religion:Historical theology|Historical theology]]
# [[Religion:Systematic theology|Systematic theology]]
# [[Religion:Practical theology|Practical theology]]

The four departments can usefully be subdivided in the following way:<br />
'''1. Exegetical theology:'''
* [[Religion:Biblical studies|Biblical studies]] (analysis of the contents of Scripture)
* Biblical introduction
* [[Religion:Biblical canon|Canonics]] (inquiry into how the different books of the Bible came to be collected together)
* [[Religion:Biblical theology|Biblical theology]] (inquiry into how divine revelation progressed over the course of the Bible).

'''2. Historical theology (study of how Christian theology develops over time):'''

* The [[Religion:Patristics|Patristic Period]] (1st through 8th centuries)
** The Ante-Nicene Fathers (1st to 3rd centuries)
** The Nicene Fathers (4th century)
** The Post-Nicene Fathers (5th to 8th centuries)
* The [[History:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]] (8th to 16th centuries)
* The Reformation and [[Religion:Counter-Reformation|Counter-Reformation]] (16th to 18th centuries)
* The Modern Period (18th to 21st centuries)

'''3. Systematic theology:'''

* Prolegomena (first principles)
* Theology Proper
** The existence of God
** The attributes of God
** The [[Religion:Trinity|Trinity]]
** [[Astronomy:Creation myth|Creation]]
** Divine Providence
* Doctrine of Man (theological anthropology)
* [[Religion:Christology|Christology]]
* [[Religion:Soteriology|Soteriology]]
** [[Religion:Justification (theology)|Justification]]
** [[Religion:Sanctification|Sanctification]]
* Pneumatology (doctrine of the [[Religion:Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]])
* [[Religion:Ecclesiology|Ecclesiology]] (doctrine of the Church)
* [[Unsolved:Eschatology|Eschatology]] and the [[Philosophy:Afterlife|afterlife]].

'''4. Practical theology:'''

* [[Philosophy:Moral theology|Moral theology]] (Christian ethics and casuistry)
* [[Religion:Ecclesiology|Ecclesiology]]
* [[Religion:Pastoral theology|Pastoral theology]]
** [[Liturgics]]
** Homiletics
** Christian education
** Christian counseling
* [[Religion:Missiology|Missiology]]

=== Roman Catholic theology ===

One important branch of Christian theology is Roman Catholic theology which has these major teachings:

* [[Religion:Biblical canon|Biblical canon]] (involvement of Pope Damasus I [b.305]);
* Absolution (sacerdotal remittance of sin);
* The [[Religion:Apostolic succession|apostolic succession]] (i.e., of bishops and the Pope from the original Apostles);
* [[Religion:Christology|Christology]];
* [[Religion:Ecclesiology|Ecclesiology]] since Vatican II;
* Infant Baptism;
* [[Religion:Ecumenism|Ecumenism]] (the move to reunite churches);
* Ecumenical Councils (as means to bring about change or reform);
* [[Religion:Icon|Icon]] [[Religion:Veneration|veneration]];
* The [[Religion:Immaculate Conception|Immaculate Conception]] of Mary;
* Real Presence;
* Liturgy since Vatican II;
*  Models of the Church (Avery Dulles);
* Moral Theology/[[Philosophy:Ethics|Ethics]];
* Natural Law;
* Indulgences (i.e., remissions by the Church of some penalties for sin);
* Mary (Mary as [[Religion:Theotokos|Theotokos]] [i.e., in Greek, "God-bearer" or "Mother of God"]; as perpetually virgin; the [[Unsolved:Assumption of Mary|Assumption of Mary]]);
* The [[Religion:Pope|Pope]] (i.e., belief that the Pope is the successor of St. Peter, the "rock" on which the Church is built, and therefore the infallible head of Christendom);
* [[Unsolved:Purgatory|Purgatory]] (a "holding place" after death where souls are purified before entering heaven);
* [[Religion:Sacerdotalism|Sacerdotalism]] (priesthood as intermediary and sacred office; also see priesthood (Catholic Church), [[Religion:Mass (liturgy)|Mass (liturgy)]], and priesthood in Vatican II);
* The [[Religion:Sacrament|Sacrament]]s; [[Religion:Transubstantiation|Transubstantiation]]; Fermentum;
* Sainthood, [[Religion:Canonization|canonization]] and [[Religion:Beatification|beatification]];
* Papal Infallibility (the Pope being infallible when he speaks ''ex cathedra'', that is, when he speaks in his magisterial capacity to the whole Church on a matter of faith or morals);
* Tradition (i.e., its authority relative to Scripture and role of Tradition in Church Councils).

=== Controversial movements ===

Christians have had theological disagreements since the time of [[Biography:Jesus|Jesus]]. Theological disputes have given rise to many schisms and different Christian denominations, sects and movements.

==== Pre-Reformation ====

* [[Religion:Alogi|Alogi]] –  rejected the doctrine of the [[Philosophy:Logos|Logos]]
* [[Religion:Arianism|Arianism]] –  doctrines regarding Christ's divinity;
* Donatism
* [[Religion:Ebionites|Ebionitism]]
* [[Philosophy:Gnosticism|Gnosticism]] –  Generally rejected the goodness of the physical to emphasize the spiritual, also emphasized "hidden teachings."
* [[Religion:Judaizers|Judaizers]]
* [[Unsolved:Manichaeism|Manichaeism]]
* [[Religion:Marcionism|Marcionism]]
* [[Religion:Monarchianism|Monarchianism]] –  doctrines regarding Christ's [[Philosophy:Divinity|divinity]]
* [[Religion:Monophysitism|Monophysitism]] –  doctrines regarding Christ's divinity
* [[Unsolved:Montanism|Montanism]]
* Nazarene (sect)
* Nicolationism
* [[Religion:Nontrinitarianism|Nontrinitarianism]]
* [[Religion:Novatianism|Novatianism]]
* [[Religion:Pelagianism|Pelagianism]] –  denial of original sin and helplessness of sinner to save himself, strong affirmation of libertarian free will (see also [[Religion:Semi-Pelagianism|Semi-Pelagianism]])
* [[Religion:Quartodecimanism|Quartodecimanism]] –  Easter controversy
* [[Religion:Sabellianism|Sabellianism]] –  doctrines regarding the Trinity, also known as "modalism."
* Simonianism

==== Post-Reformation ====

Because the Reformation promoted the idea that Christians could expound their own views of theology based on the notion of "[[Religion:Sola scriptura|sola scriptura]]," the Bible alone, many theological distinctions have occurred between the various Protestant denominations.  The differences between many of the denominations are relatively minor; however, and this has helped ecumenical efforts in recent times.

* [[Religion:Adventism|Adventism]] –  Typified by the [[Religion:Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist Church]].
* [[Religion:Anabaptism|Anabaptism]]
* Anglicanism
* [[Religion:Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholicism]] –  [[Religion:High church|High church]] theology of Anglicanism.
* [[Religion:Arminianism|Arminianism]] –  affirms man's freedom to accept or reject God's gift of salvation; identified with Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius, developed by [[Biography:Hugo Grotius|Hugo Grotius]], defended by the [[Religion:Remonstrants|Remonstrants]], and popularized by [[Biography:John Wesley|John Wesley]]. Key doctrine of Methodist churches, adopted by many [[Religion:Baptists|Baptists]] and some [[Religion:Congregational church|Congregationalist]]s.
* Brethrenism: Anabaptist-Pietist, with Open and Exclusive streams.
* [[Religion:Calvinism|Calvinism]] –  System of soteriology advanced by {{wipe|France}} Reformer [[Biography:John Calvin|John Calvin]], which espouses Augustinian views on election and reprobation; stresses absolute [[Philosophy:Predestination|predestination]], the sovereignty of God and the inability of man to effect his own salvation by believing the Gospel prior to [[Religion:Regeneration (theology)|regeneration]]; principle doctrines are often summarized by the acronym [[Religion:Calvinism#Five Points of Calvinism|TULIP]] (see Canons of Dort).
* [[Religion:Charismatic movement|Charismaticism]] –  Movement in many Protestant and some Catholic churches that emphasizes the gifts of the Spirit and the continual working of the Holy Spirit within the body of Christ; often associated with [[Glossolalia|glossolalia]] (i.e., speaking in tongues) and divine healing.
* [[Religion:Congregationalist polity|Congregationalism]] –  Form of governance used in Congregationalist, Baptist, and Pentecostal churches in which each congregation is self-governing and independent of all others.
* [[Religion:Counter-Reformation|Counter-Reformation]] (or Catholic Reformation): The Roman Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation (see also Council of Trent).
* Creation Spirituality –  Panentheist theology.
* [[Philosophy:Deism|Deism]] – The general doctrine that no faith is necessary for justified belief in God's existence or the doctrine that God does not intervene in earthly affairs (contrasts with [[Philosophy:Fideism|Fideism]]).
* [[Religion:Dispensationalism|Dispensationalism]] –  Belief in a conservative, Biblically literalist hermeneutic and [[Philosophy:Philosophy of history|philosophy of history]] that, by stressing the dichotomy between Israel and the Church, rejects supersessionism (commonly referred to as "replacement theology").
* [[Religion:Evangelicalism|Evangelicalism]] –  Typically conservative, predominantly Protestant outlook that prioritizes [[Religion:Evangelism|evangelism]] above all or most other activities of the Church (see also neo-evangelicalism).
*[[Philosophy:Fideism|Fideism]] –  The doctrine that faith is irrational, that God's existence transcends logic, and that all knowledge of God is on the basis of faith (contrasts with [[Philosophy:Deism|Deism]]).
* [[Religion:Latitudinarian|Latitudinarian]]ism: Broad church theology of Anglicanism.
* [[Philosophy:Liberalism|Liberalism]] –  Belief in interpreting the Bible to allow for the maximum amount of individual freedom.
* [[Religion:Low church|Low church]] –  Puritanical / [[Religion:Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] theology of Anglicanism.
* [[Religion:Methodism|Methodism]] –  Form of church governance and doctrine used in the Methodist Church.
* [[Philosophy:Modernism|Modernism]] –  Belief that truth changes, so doctrine must evolve in light of new information or trends.
* Latter Day Saint movement ([[Religion:Mormonism|Mormonism]]): Belief that the [[Religion:Book of Mormon|Book of Mormon]] and others to be additional divine scriptures; belief in living prophets; generally reject the Nicene creed and other early creeds.
* New Thought –  Movement based on 19th century New England belief in positive thinking. Several denominations arose from it including [[Religion:Unity Church|Unity Church]], and [[Unsolved:Religious Science|Religious Science]].
* [[Religion:Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformism]] –  Advocacy of religious liberty; includes Quakers, Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists and Salvationists.
* [[Religion:Nontrinitarianism|Nontrinitarianism]] –  Rejection of the doctrine of [[Religion:Trinity|Trinity]].
* Open Theism –  A rejection of the exhaustive foreknowledge of God, by attributing it to Greek philosophy.
* [[Religion:Pentecostalism|Pentecostalism]]
* [[Religion:Pietism|Pietism]] –  A stream of Lutheranism placing renewed emphasis on the Bible and a universal priesthood of all believers.
* [[Religion:Presbyterianism|Presbyterianism]] –  Form of governance used in Presbyterian and Reformed churches.
* Puritanism: Movement to cleanse Episcopalianism of any "ritualistic" aspects.
* [[Religion:Supersessionism|Supersessionism]] –  Belief that the Christian Church, the body of Christ, is the only elect people of God in the new covenant age (see also [[Religion:Covenant theology|covenant theology]]).
* [[Religion:Restoration Movement|Restoration Movement]] –  19th century attempt to return to a [[Religion:New Testament|New Testament]] model of the Church.
* Restorationism (Christian primitivism) –  The doctrine that most of the modern Church is apostate; includes the Millerites, [[Religion:Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventists]], Jehovah's Witnesses, and Latter Day Saints.
* Salvation Army –  An offshoot of the Methodist Church known for its charitable activities
* Tractarianism –  Oxford Movement. It led to Anglo-Catholicism.
* [[Social:Ultramontanism|Ultramontanism]] –  A movement within 19th-century Roman Catholicism to emphasize papal authority, particularly in the wake of the French Revolution and the secularization of the state
* [[Religion:Unification Church|Unification Church]]
* [[Religion:Unitarianism|Unitarianism]] –  Rejects a holy "Trinity" and also the divinity of Christ, with some exceptions (see modalism).
* [[Philosophy:Universalism|Universalism]] –  In various forms, the belief that all people will ultimately be reconciled with God; most famously defended by [[Biography:Origen|Origen]].
* Alger Park Christian Reformed Church https://www.algerparkchurch.org/

==== Contemporary theological movements ====

In addition to the movements listed above, the following are some of the movements found amongst Christian theologians:

* [[Philosophy:Augustinianism|Augustinianism]]
* [[Religion:Black theology|Black theology]]
* [[Religion:Catholic theology|Catholic Christianity]]
* Anarchism
* [[Religion:Christian fundamentalism|Christian fundamentalism]]
* Covenant Theology
* Dalit theology (a form of liberation theology developed in India)
* [[Religion:Dispensationalism|Dispensationalism]]
* [[Religion:Eastern Orthodox theology|Eastern Orthodox Christianity]]
* [[Religion:Emerging church|Emerging church]]
* [[Religion:Evangelicalism|Evangelicalism]]
* [[Religion:Feminist theology|Feminist theology]]
* Fundamentalism
* [[Philosophy:Holocaust theology|Holocaust theology]] (In response to the horrors of [[Social:The Holocaust|the Holocaust]] especially in relation to [[Philosophy:Theodicy|Theodicy]])
* [[Philosophy:Liberal Christianity|Liberal theology]]
* [[Religion:Liberation theology|Liberation theology]]
* [[Religion:Lutheranism|Lutheranism]]
* [[Religion:Methodism|Methodism]]
* [[Philosophy:Molinism|Molinism]]
* Narrative theology – studying a narrative presentation of the faith rather than dogmatic development.
* [[Religion:Neo-orthodoxy|Neo-orthodoxy]] (also known as "dialectical theology" and "crisis theology", stemming from the works of [[Biography:Søren Kierkegaard|Søren Kierkegaard]] and [[Biography:Karl Barth|Karl Barth]])
* [[Philosophy:Neo-scholasticism|Neo-scholasticism]]
* New Church
* New Covenant Theology
* [[Religion:Palamism|Palamism]]
* Paleo-Orthodoxy
* [[Religion:Pentecostalism|Pentecostalism]]
* [[Philosophy:Personalism|Personalism]]
* [[Religion:Postliberal theology|Postliberal theology]]
* [[Philosophy:Postmodern theology|Postmodern theology]]
* [[Religion:Process theology|Process theology]]
* [[Philosophy:Progressive Christianity|Progressive theology]]
* [[Religion:Prosperity theology|Prosperity theology]]
* Queer Theology
* Quakerism
* [[Religion:Restoration Movement|Restoration Movement]]
* Revisionist theology
* [[Philosophy:Scotism|Scotism]]
* [[Philosophy:Thomism|Thomism]]
* Transcendental Theology

== Christian theology organizations ==

=== Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) ===
ETS<ref name="ETS">[http://www.etsjets.org/ ETS]</ref> is an academic society of Biblical scholars, teachers, pastors, students, and others involved in evangelical scholarship.

=== International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT) ===
The purpose of the International Academy of Practical Theology is the study of and critical reflection on practical theological thought and action.<ref name="IAPT">[http://ia-pt.org/ IAPT]</ref> This critical reflection should be pursued with attention to the various historical and cultural contexts in which practical theology is done. Out of respect for the diversity of these contexts, the academy seeks to promote international, interracial, and ecumenical dialogue and understanding.

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== See also ==

* [[Religion:Biblical canon|Biblical canon]]
* Eastern Orthodox – Roman Catholic theological differences
* Eastern Orthodox – Roman Catholic ecclesiastical differences
* Christian ecumenism
* [[Religion:Christian worship|Christian worship]]
* [[Religion:Ecumenism|Ecumenism]]
* [[Religion:Heresy|Heresy]]
* List of Christian theologians
* List of Methodist theologians
* Protestant Reformation
* Roman Catholicism
* Vatican II
* Christian Theology
* [[Religion:Wesleyan Quadrilateral|Wesleyan Quadrilateral]]
* [[Religion:Word of Faith|Word of Faith]]

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* [http://www.christiansocialistpartyusa.org/ Christian Socialist Party USA]: Real time modern day Christian theology.

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